Police have recovered the body of a school teacher named Russell Mia (25) in Sreepur of Gazipur.
His body was recovered from the shores of Loblong Sea in Bilaighata area at 11am on Sunday (September 8). Earlier on Saturday afternoon, Abu Bakar Mandal alias Bakka Mandal's son Imran Mandal called Russell.
Russell is the son of Sujan Miah of Singdighi village in Mauna union of Sreepur. He used to teach in a school called Shishu Kanon Academy in Bartopa area.
Sharafat Ali, a cousin of the deceased, said, ‘Imran Mandal, son of Abu Bakar Mandal alias Bakka Mandal of the house next door, called Russell on Saturday afternoon. Russell did not return home later that night, and his whereabouts, including those of his relatives, were searched. In the morning, I got the news through the locals that a body was lying on the shores of Loblong Sea in Bilaighata area. I went there and identified the body. Russell used to teach at the Shishu Kanon Academy in Bartopa.
Locals said, ‘There has been a long-running land dispute between the two families. The killings may have been the result of a land dispute.
Sreepur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Khandaker Imam Hossain said, "Multiple marks of injuries were found on different parts of the body." The idea is to kill him pre-planned and leave the body here in the dark of night. The body of the deceased was recovered and sent to Gazipur Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.
He used to teach in a school called Shishu Kanon Academy in Bartopa area.